NANAIMO - Local Mounties are seeing a spike in reported cases of counterfeit money. The detachment has received at least 17 separate reports over the last two months, of what police are calling "high-quality counterfeit" notes, in $50 and $100 denominations, being used across the city. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Alexa...

NANAIMO - Police won't shy away from writing tickets during the month of March. Led by BC Highway Patrol in conjunction with RCMP and municipal police forces across the province, March will see enhanced efforts to clamp down on distracted drivers and those improperly restrained. Cpl. Michael McLaughlin told NanaimoNews...

NANAIMO - Key to the formation of Nanaimo's economic, social and cultural identity, a trio of temporary art pieces are reminders of once bustling local Chinese settlements. Errington-based artist Jackie Wong, whose grandparents immigrated to Canada in 1907, created illuminated markers of where Nanaimo's three prior Chi...

NANAIMO - A regulatory change from Nav Canada is already dramatically reducing the number of diversions or missed approaches at YCD.The organization, which operates Canada's civil air navigation system, approved a change to Nanaimo Airport's minimum descent altitude (MDA) from 441 feet to 250 feet, giving pilots extra ...

NANAIMO - A slightly reduced RDN tax rate increase wasn't celebrated by critics of the regional government's latest five-year financial plan. The amended budget includes a 5.7 per cent increase in property tax requisition for this year, reduced from 7.2 per cent in December, to be absorbed by four member municipalities...

NANAIMO - With spring only a few weeks away, Prom Closet Nanaimo can help check a potentially expensive and stressful item off the 'to do' list for those about to graduate high school. Celebrating their 12th year in operation, the non-profit society specializes in connecting graduating students with donated prom outfit...

NANAIMO - A substantially increased budget has been tabled for the City's much-discussed public works project, with the vast majority of the funds being borrowed. Nanaimo councillors approved three readings for a $77.6M increase to the Public Works Yard Updates in the 2026-2030 Financial plan, during the Monday, Feb. 2...

NANAIMO - City councillors requested a review of booking procedures, but will not stand in the way of a controversial stand-up comedy show at the Port Theatre. The Port Theatre, which is partially funded by the City of Nanaimo, will host Ben Bankas in late March for a sold-out show, with past shows by Bankas featuring ...

NANOOSE BAY - Blatantly illegal shellfish digging at a popular area beach resulted in combined fines of $10,500 against a pair of tourists. The couple, Chao Jan Yu and Li Hua Chen, were sentenced in late January at Nanaimo Law Courts in response to their conduct on June 7, 2024 after pleading guilty to a combined five ...

NANAIMO - Additional work is being done by the City of Nanaimo to more clearly define potential dangers posed by rising sea levels. A 2018 study predicted sea levels would rise by 0.88 meters by the year 2100 in Nanaimo, which also flagged four particularly vulnerable areas: downtown, Protection Island, Duke Point and...